The duo put up some fight in the second set but fell short and Sania said: "We both didn't do what we do best probably. We did have chances. The second set was fine. We could have won that multiple times but were not able to convert it."

"There's not a lot I can say to you at the moment, that's life you have to move on."

Bopanna said the early breaks in the first set had derailed their campaign.

"The early breaks let us down. I could not strike well in my service game, and it put us on our back foot straightway. Right now, it's very hard to focus. In 24 hours we lost two close matches which could have easily gave us a medal. That's how it goes. You put your best but it still falls short.

"I'm not thinking ahead. Four years is a long way to go. I just have to get through today," Bopanna said.